Starweaver

Thank you for
visiting my website. On this page, you will learn a
few things about who I am and what I do.
Starweaver is my magical name; in my mundane life,
I am Tom Waters, a health physicist at Los Alamos
National Laboratory. I was born in 1961 in
Fremont, California, under a Scorpio Sun and an
Aquarius Moon. I am husband to animal communicator
Karen Taylor Waters (you are invited to visit her
website SpotSaid.com)
and father to a delightful twelve-year old girl
named Anne-Marie. We live with our cat Abbey
between mingling streams in beautiful Tesuque, New
Mexico.

Priest
of the Goddess

I follow a Pagan
spiritual path, drawing my spiritual sustenance
from the forms and cycles of the natural world. I
honor the divine spirit in many forms, but it is
the Goddess in her varied aspects who has been my
greatest teacher and guide. I was initiated into
her priesthood in 2002, and honor my commitment to
her through sharing and service.

As a faculty member of
Ardantane,
I offer weekend workshops in ritual, divination,
magic, and related topics. See the listing of
Upcoming
Events on this
site. Ardantane also offers certificate programs in
Magic and Witchcraft. Please email me if you are
interested in entering a program of study in these
areas.

I am available to
perform handfastings, child dedications, requiems,
coming-of-age ceremonies, and other rites of
passage. I also provide spiritual counseling and
mentoring services.

Diviner
of Fortunes

I have a longstanding
love affair with the arts of divination, which
allow us to view life through the lens of symbols
and come into tune with the subtle energies and
cycles that make the music of our lives.

Tarot was one of my
first spiritual practices, and remains a central
passion for me. I am co-author (with Mary K. Greer)
of Understanding
the Tarot Court,
published by Llewellyn. I use a wide range of
decks, from antique to contemporary. My tarot
reading style is very interactive and
conversational. I work together with a client to
interpret the meanings of the cards and find
positive approaches to work through the issues they
represent.

I became interested in
astrology in 2002, and have studied both its modern
practice and its history. I practice astrology in a
way that honors the pagan roots of the discipline,
in which the seven planets visible in our skies
were seen as gods and goddesses involved in the
changing realities of our lives. I like to describe
astrological insights with down-to-earth, memorable
images, rather than abstract language.

Like many people, I
first encountered runes in J.R.R. Tolkien's The
Hobbit. They have fascinated me ever since,
first as a writing system and later as a magical
system. The runes are probably the most potent set
of symbols used for divination, since they are also
used for active magic. A runic reading is less
nuanced than a tarot or astrological one, but is
ideal tool for taking charge and shifting one's
personal energy.

Graver
of Images

Artwork has always
been one of my main creative outlets. The images I
create usually express something about my spiritual
interests or imaginative vision. I don't sell my
work; it's just about the joy of creating
something. I dabble in various media and
formats, although in recent years most of my art
has been in the form of Artist Trading
Cards (ATCs), 2.5 x 3.5 inch miniatures for
trade. One of my favorite media is soft-block
carving. (Think of it as a cross between woodblocks
and rubber stamps.) You can see a sampling of my
work in the Art
Gallery on
this site.